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Fred Mellon @fredmellon.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

How much does it cost to get a favourable political story on the front page of a national newspaper? As little as £30k, it appears: iandunt.substack.com/p/british-jour…

iandunt.substack.com

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Fred Mellon @fredmellon.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Translated into English: "This could lose me, my family and my buddies a lot of money!"

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Fred Mellon @fredmellon.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Like David Frost, he rose without trace.

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Fred Mellon @fredmellon.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Just discovered what Nigel Farage has been doing whilst avoiding constituency work:

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Fred Mellon @fredmellon.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Dylan Ian Dury and the Blockheads The Pirahnas Aswad Joan Baez Loudon Wainwright III Adam Cohen (son of Leonard) Rockin' Dopsie and the Cajun Twisters The Carolina Chocolate Drops Sheku Kanneh-Mason

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Fred Mellon @fredmellon.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Up-to-date Russian foreign policy, based on events 86 years ago.

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Fred Mellon @fredmellon.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Glad to realise that my wife and I weren’t the only ones!

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Fred Mellon @fredmellon.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Known chez nous as Partly-Führer.

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Fred Mellon @fredmellon.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

My late father was in an anti tank platoon at the Battle of Gazala and often recalled the outstanding bravery of the French troops at Bir Hakeim.

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Fred Mellon @fredmellon.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

i remember my father furious when "that traitor Mosley" received over 8% of the votes in Kensington North in 1959. This was after Mosley, slipstreamed by Colin Jordan, had fomented race riots in Notting Hill the previous year. Ex-public schoolboys encouraging race riots? Plus ça change.

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Fred Mellon @fredmellon.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Apologies to Millie Lee, but I couldn’t resist:

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Fred Mellon @fredmellon.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Did they also shout “ I fart in your general direction! Your mother was a hamster, and your father smelled of elderberries!”

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Fred Mellon @fredmellon.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Dan Neidle published a short piece proposing a new tax. It involves a deck of cards, monkeys throwing darts, and is clearly insane. As he writes, It's also almost exactly how social care works in England. taxpolicy.org.uk/2026/07/27/s...

taxpolicy.org.uk

How social care costs work in England - and why it’s mad

One in seven of us will face care costs above £100,000, decided by luck rather than need. We explain how England’s social care charging system really works.

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Fred Mellon @fredmellon.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

It’s very on-brand for Cates. Incidentally, French restaurants don’t routinely ask about allergies because ‘Chef is King’ and very resistant to substitutions, so ensure that the kitchen knows before you order. In Italy recently we were usually asked about allergies, so it does vary by country.

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Fred Mellon @fredmellon.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

I vaguely remember that she was cleared.

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Fred Mellon @fredmellon.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

The Daily Mail wants to drag us back to the 1930s.

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Fred Mellon @fredmellon.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Thought for the day: if you’re going to ‘park the bus’ first make sure you have a bus to park.

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Fred Mellon @fredmellon.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

AP promoting the book that she wrote.

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Carol Hedges @riotgrandma.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

👏🇬🇧👏🇬🇧👏🇬🇧👏🇬🇧👏🇬🇧 Bin4theWin! c/o Chris Barker #countbinface #clacton

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Fred Mellon @fredmellon.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Now that Clacton has a new welcome sign NF has a better chance of finding where it is.

Welcome to Clacton on Sea, twinned with Porto Montenegro.

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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

JD Vance urging the Ukrainians to be defensive is peak pro-Putin lobbying by the Trump administration. Now that Ukraine is doing better than they ever imagined, they want Ukraine to back off and take a deal Putin would go for. Nothing has changed. The US is with Russia.

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Fred Mellon @fredmellon.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Following the latest Farage revelations Clacton has erected a new town sign.

Clacton on Sea, twinned with Porto Montenegro

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Fred Mellon @fredmellon.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

“Reform-led local authorities have officially abandoned 2050 carbon reduction goals.” After Farage receives £5M from an aviation fuel company CEO & energy gobbling crypto enthusiast.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

It's the 10th anniversary of the dumbest moment in modern British history so let's celebrate some of the idiots who made it happen. First up ... Jacob Rees-Mogg and his promise of cheap food and wine... In fact food prices have increased some 12% as a direct result of Brexit (LSE) 1/5

Brexit will REDUCE food,
wine and clothes costs
by 20% - Rees-Mogg
fires back at Remainers

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Fred Mellon @fredmellon.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Not sure why Russians would be interested in my liver function test results (unless the permanently tired and emotional Dmitry Medvedev is looking for a liver transplant)? www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/2618634...

eveningnews24.co.uk

Russian hackers steal data from Norfolk's biggest hospital

Patients at the Norfolk and Norwich hospital had their sensitive information stolen by Russian hackers.

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Fred Mellon @fredmellon.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Bonhöffer’s Theory of Stupidity: "Stupidity is a more dangerous enemy of the good than malice." "One may protest against evil; it can be exposed and, if need be, prevented by use of force. Against stupidity we are defenseless." "Only an act of liberation, not instruction, can overcome stupidity.

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Fred Mellon @fredmellon.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

“[Musk] wants to build a vast network of satellites, each acting as a self-contained, solar-powered server farm, […], powered by sunlight and cooled by the low temperature of space.” Musk, the ‘genius’ who doesn’t understand basic thermodynamics.

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Fred Mellon @fredmellon.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Excellent post on Farage’s ‘phone hack’ Heffalump trap, and beautifully written: www.facebook.com/share/p/14eE...

facebook.com

Facebook

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Fred Mellon @fredmellon.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

My n=1 experience on a recent trip to Costa Rica tells me that this is correct. However it doesn’t explain why my wife was almost bite free. 🤨https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/28/deet-mosquito-spray-attract-insects-study-malaria-zika?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

theguardian.com

Mosquitoes can become attracted to insect repellant, study suggests

The insect may learn to associate the chemical Deet with a ‘blood meal’, researchers say

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Fred Mellon @fredmellon.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Why would the Russians need to hack one of their assets? 🤔🤔🤔

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Fred Mellon @fredmellon.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

I forgot to acknowledge Bellingcat for the link.

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